Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Amusing Ourselves to Death (Blog #3)
The advancements in technology have changed many aspects of our culture. Some people believe, "But technology itself is neutral. It's a tool, neither good nor evil. " (Times). Other people believe that there are good effects and negative effects to technology. I agree that technology is neutral, and is a tool. And technically is not "good" nor evil. BUT there are definently two sides to the effects of technology. One mentioned by Huxley, "Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us." (Postman). To a certain extent I do agree that what we love; social media, TV's, computers, etc. will probably ruin us. As some say it is already starting to ruin us.
Times Magazine has a different perspective of the quickly changing culture then what you would think. Times Magazine states, "There's a lesson in that for all of us in the media, for we must adapt to new technology, and not simply by putting the same old wine in new bottles. We need to adapt by creating our content in a way that is organic to those new mediums." They believe that things like Twitter and Facebook are a gateway to a new form of communication. Communication evolves, it changes throughout the years, with every advancement in technology, we change how we connect. Think about it... the telephone (we can call, text, even video chat) and the internet (e-mails, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
But social media is not the only way technology has changed our culture. Technology has improved how we as humans live. As Buzzle says, "It is almost impossible to enlist all the positive effects of technology on society. The fast-advancing technology on the whole, has given impetus to developments in various fields and improved the quality of human life. There's less risk, less effort, less mess. There's more leisure, more ease and more speed - all because of that ten-letter word - not a word, a phenomenon - technology." There are literally so many good things that have come with technology. The ones that come to mind for me are medical technologies. We have been able to save more peoples lives with technology in the field of medicine. For example the pacemaker; this device is placed on someones heart who cannot start itself. Without the pacemaker many people who suffer heart diseases would die.
On the other hand having advancements in technology causes some problems. Info Tech states that technology causes 5 main problems: depletion of natural resources, pollution, extinction, health, massive destruction. Most people do not care for the effects of their technology, because they believe that they are better than the environment, or animals/plants. But to be honest those people couldn't be more wrong. We live with the animals and plants, we are all equal, not one species is above another. Well, that's what I believe anyway. And I believe that people should care more about what is going on around them instead of worrying about their battery dying on their "precious" iPhone. People can be so ignorant.
So yes, I definitely agree with Postman. We will amuse ourselves to death because with our technology comes huge negative effects that will most likely be our demise. Maybe not to the extent of what Huxley proposed, but what kills the humans will probably be what we love. And right now what we love is our technologies.
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Media Literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms.
I would consider myself to be media literate, because I can access, and create many forms of media. I have a Facebook, a Twitter. I use Pandora and Youtube all the time. Google as my mom says is your BEST FRIEND. I wouldn't call myself tech savy, but I at least no how to work my way around many things found on the computers about media.
Work Cited
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1902836,00.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/positive-effects-of-technology-on-society.html
http://importanceoftech.com/negative-effects-of-technology-on-our-lives
http://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more
Times Magazine has a different perspective of the quickly changing culture then what you would think. Times Magazine states, "There's a lesson in that for all of us in the media, for we must adapt to new technology, and not simply by putting the same old wine in new bottles. We need to adapt by creating our content in a way that is organic to those new mediums." They believe that things like Twitter and Facebook are a gateway to a new form of communication. Communication evolves, it changes throughout the years, with every advancement in technology, we change how we connect. Think about it... the telephone (we can call, text, even video chat) and the internet (e-mails, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
But social media is not the only way technology has changed our culture. Technology has improved how we as humans live. As Buzzle says, "It is almost impossible to enlist all the positive effects of technology on society. The fast-advancing technology on the whole, has given impetus to developments in various fields and improved the quality of human life. There's less risk, less effort, less mess. There's more leisure, more ease and more speed - all because of that ten-letter word - not a word, a phenomenon - technology." There are literally so many good things that have come with technology. The ones that come to mind for me are medical technologies. We have been able to save more peoples lives with technology in the field of medicine. For example the pacemaker; this device is placed on someones heart who cannot start itself. Without the pacemaker many people who suffer heart diseases would die.
On the other hand having advancements in technology causes some problems. Info Tech states that technology causes 5 main problems: depletion of natural resources, pollution, extinction, health, massive destruction. Most people do not care for the effects of their technology, because they believe that they are better than the environment, or animals/plants. But to be honest those people couldn't be more wrong. We live with the animals and plants, we are all equal, not one species is above another. Well, that's what I believe anyway. And I believe that people should care more about what is going on around them instead of worrying about their battery dying on their "precious" iPhone. People can be so ignorant.
So yes, I definitely agree with Postman. We will amuse ourselves to death because with our technology comes huge negative effects that will most likely be our demise. Maybe not to the extent of what Huxley proposed, but what kills the humans will probably be what we love. And right now what we love is our technologies.
**
Media Literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms.
I would consider myself to be media literate, because I can access, and create many forms of media. I have a Facebook, a Twitter. I use Pandora and Youtube all the time. Google as my mom says is your BEST FRIEND. I wouldn't call myself tech savy, but I at least no how to work my way around many things found on the computers about media.
Work Cited
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1902836,00.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/positive-effects-of-technology-on-society.html
http://importanceoftech.com/negative-effects-of-technology-on-our-lives
http://www.medialit.org/media-literacy-definition-and-more
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Design (Blog #2)
Though I may have dark thoughts, I would like to drown those out with a happy blog! I read a couple articles on how to create a blog *anything really* with a light and happy look.
First let's start with the typography. Codrops states that to establish a lighter mood, the typefaces should have curvy, loose styles. This makes the text seem more fun! Also Codrops adds that if you use script or cursive the text is more feminine as well as a light mood. So since I am a girl, using these curvy script typefaces seems fitting. As well as appearing feminine I automatically add a playful mood. My posts though will have a neutral feeling to them, since I use Helvatica or Arial. Codrops says that those two fonts are "moodless", which is fine because I do not want them to be distracting. I want my posts to be easy to read. With Arial and Helvatica my posts will be able to get my point across without looking too formal or overwhelming.
I have chose this background to create calmness and good mood. The main colors of my background are blue and green. According to color psychology the color green is restful, cheerful, and soothing. The color blue relates to the feeling of calmness and serenity. You don't want to be reading someones blog, and feel angered or anxious. So, to allow my readers some peace I chose my background to emanate the feeling of calmness. Another color I chose to incorporate is pink, there is not a lot of pink in my blog, but enough to do its job. Pink is said to have the same effect as with the colors blue and green to create a feeling of calmness. If you don't believe that, well some real life examples are sports teams painting the opposing teams lockers pink; so that they are more passive and less energetic.
I hope you enjoy my blog. I believe it is very pleasing to look at. It might change later, but for now it is the calming scene of a dandelion being blown in the wind, and some girly fonts :)
♥ Ardy :)
First let's start with the typography. Codrops states that to establish a lighter mood, the typefaces should have curvy, loose styles. This makes the text seem more fun! Also Codrops adds that if you use script or cursive the text is more feminine as well as a light mood. So since I am a girl, using these curvy script typefaces seems fitting. As well as appearing feminine I automatically add a playful mood. My posts though will have a neutral feeling to them, since I use Helvatica or Arial. Codrops says that those two fonts are "moodless", which is fine because I do not want them to be distracting. I want my posts to be easy to read. With Arial and Helvatica my posts will be able to get my point across without looking too formal or overwhelming.
I have chose this background to create calmness and good mood. The main colors of my background are blue and green. According to color psychology the color green is restful, cheerful, and soothing. The color blue relates to the feeling of calmness and serenity. You don't want to be reading someones blog, and feel angered or anxious. So, to allow my readers some peace I chose my background to emanate the feeling of calmness. Another color I chose to incorporate is pink, there is not a lot of pink in my blog, but enough to do its job. Pink is said to have the same effect as with the colors blue and green to create a feeling of calmness. If you don't believe that, well some real life examples are sports teams painting the opposing teams lockers pink; so that they are more passive and less energetic.
I hope you enjoy my blog. I believe it is very pleasing to look at. It might change later, but for now it is the calming scene of a dandelion being blown in the wind, and some girly fonts :)
♥ Ardy :)
Who Am I Really? (Blog #1)
To answer the question of who am I? Well, my name is Arden Jacobs. I am a senior at Mason High School. After graduation, in May, I will be attending college. I got accepted to the University of Cincinnati in to the McMickon College of Arts and Sciences for Neuroscience, in December 2012. I want to become a neurologist. I love learning about things, especially about the brain. That and I have always wanted to become a doctor. So yes, I will be going to school for about 8 years. I realize that is a long time, but I think it will be totally worth it! I want to be that person to cure Alzheimer's or schizophrenia.
I'm going to be honest, I have done almost no volunteering, but I do have a job. I have worked at Cedar Village Retirement for over a year now. I work in dietary as a server. I have trained at least 4 people since I have been there. This proves that I am a good, hard worker. Not only that, but I am reliable, trustworthy, intelligent, nice, and very shy. When I went into my interview for my job, I got super embarrassed because I am socially awkward and those situations make me feel uncomfortable. But she excused my awkwardness because she could see that behind my awkwardness I was a good, young person.
My parents got a divorce freshman year. This was probably the worst time for them to do this. I believe high school is where a person really becomes who they are supposed to. This is the time their brain (a teenagers) finishes developing the personality part. So, when they became separated this severely effected me. I started to become more distant, because now I don't really like being around a lot of people. It is also really hard for me to trust people. Not just my parents fault, past relationships have also had there part on harming my life. But out of all the pain I have gone through in the past 4 years, I have found a couple great people! Without them, I honestly do not know where I'd be. They are my best friends, and they have helped me become a stronger more independent person. If they happen to read this, I hope you know that I greatly appreciate your help, and I love you dearly ♥.
Even though this is not all of me, people still need that element of mystery. So, if you would like to know more, you know where to find me :) I am *though I don't really like people, I feel the need to help no matter what* always open.
♥ Ardy :)
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