Tuesday, May 22, 2012

True value of life(thisibelieve.org)

In True value of life Sudie Noland mainly talks about how she forgives the man who caused her to have chronic pain injuries for the rest of her life. The man was a drunk driver and he hit the car Sudie was in and she suffered chronic neck and back pain, migrane headaches, and part of her kidney was missing. Even though 10 years had past Sudie said that she was still in pain because of the accident that happened to her earlier in life. The man name was Eddie Joe and he was sentenced to 25 years in jail for drunk driving. She believed that even though Eddie had caused her great pain in her life he deserved to be forgiven and she forgave him.Sudie believed that what Eddie had done was simply a horrible mistake and he didn't mean it because he was so intoxaicated that he didn't know what he was doing.Sudie also believes that her accident has changed her life in a good way and showed her the true value of life. I think that what Sudie believes is true and meaningful,because there are going to be some bad things that will happen to a person in life.But that person has it in them let something positive come out of their situation .Sudie probably took her situation and used it as a guide for her life since she said her accident changed her life in a good way. This makes me think that people can come over any obstacle in life and they can come out stronger than they were before.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Broadcasting a World of Whiteness

In" Broadcasting a World of Whiteness" Jon Caramanica points out how most television shows and just television in general isn't really that diverse. There a lot of television shows that are not diverse and mostly stick to one race the whole time.This article includes some facts and quotes on things dealing with this problem that is talked about in the article. One detail that stood out was that "whiteness is too often invisible on television, so much that this fact is hardly ever pointed out, and for whatever advances." I think that there is not enough diveristy on the television and that shows that some things involving race just haven't changed that much over time. Many people don't really realize how undiverse television is. I think that this show is just a show of many shows that shows that the television networks would rather be undiverse and stick to one race rather than be diverse and have many different races. I guess television will never really be diverse if people don't start to press for a change and want things to change. This article makes me thinks that even though the show is all white women the show will be open to change since Ms.Dunham had said " if their is a second season she would address that there should be more women of color on the show." This article did make me think a little deeper about what is going on in the television world and how it seems as there is no need for more things to become more diverse. Will there be more and more complaints on the show "Girls" making the show change the way it is?

Monday, May 7, 2012

New Fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun

In "New Fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun" Matt Ritchel points out how packing a gun without people knowing, in your clothes is starting to become the new style trend. This article includes quotes from companies and people on this topic. One fact that stood out was that a lot of states are starting to allow people to carry handgunans. I think this new fashion trend is pretty cool, it's not a trend that you would see people wearing as a trend statement. I also think that this is a different change in fashion, meaning it's something new that has happened fashion wise. This article reminds me of fashion designers and how some of them try to come up with clothes that are different but something that people would wear. This article makes me think that the fashion world is changing and more and different styles are starting to come out. I think more people( who own a gun) would wear these type of clothes on a regular basis since that's what the clothes are meant for. I also think people who carry guns everyday will like this brand of clothes since it can make thier guns not seem so obvious. I wonder if this style will be something that undercover cops would wear? Will these clothes stop being availible to any and everyone? Will more and more clothing companies take in this style trend? Would this clothing style ever get played out? Will all types of clothes be turned into gun holding clothes?