Entry#8 It's Yezzy Tho!

 Yeezy,  The rap god, Yezus; you know who it is the infamous Kanye West. One of the most recognized rappers in the world just proves that money changes people. I have always been a fan of Kanye West because the way he raps is phenomenal. Ever since he entered the rap world he has always excelled and dominated in the game, but with all this fame it did change him. His earlier music was actually ear pleasing like the song “slow jamz”.  A lot of people refer to it as a classic because it is pretty old. In addition to that it features the rapper twista, and who doesn’t remember twista? He was one of the fastest yet good rappers back then. As years progressed and people started to refer to Kanye West as a “god” the more he believed it. On one of his album covers he has an image of himself with some sort of crown on his head sitting on a thrown and with beautiful women around him. This particular album cover seems to portray him as a “god”, many people adore this, but at the same time it can be offensive for those who are religious.   His music and image soon changes as well as his attitude. In videos you can see that he puts himself to be a rap god. He claims that he is a genius in a lot of things like fashion and business. With all his successful songs it seemed like he entered the fashion world as well. One of the best sneakers he did was the nike yeezy which sold instantly, but of course people put so much hype about it that the prices were ridiculously overpriced.  It’s funny how people put so much importance of rappers, and later on despise them because they changed. I mean a rappers success really depends on us because we choose whether or not they are any good. Even though his attitude got more cocky people still liked him regardless of the things he said and the music he produced.  A lot of us know that he recently released his new clothing line, and people actually liked it. I don’t get why they like it, because it looks like a star wars costume, but since its Yezzy it has to be good.  His clothing items are like in the thousands, and if you notice all of them are all one color with some distress on it, and of course since its Kanye people actually pay that kind of money for his items.  Personally I do not know Kanye , but it seems like he is starting to get more cocky  as the checks get bigger.

Entry#7 Man Up

Dumb men the tile says it all. This website shows numerous commercials about how men are “dumb”. Most consists of over excited men that do things for no reason. Everyone likes short funny clips, but too much of them and it starts to get boring. The setup is nice, because it is very simple to choose what video you want to watch; in addition to that I like that there are descriptions about  the videos so it is more understandable.  I noticed that this blog is more of a comedy style. All of the videos that are being shown are a little funny. With all this visual content the blogger seems to illustrate how men can be dumb in any scenario.   Over all it’s a pretty good blog, but it is kind of boring because there are too much videos.

One of the video clips that caught my attention was the one that was titled “ Miller lite Skirt Wearin” . This specific video was interesting because there is some truth behind this.  Typically we have developed an idea that men are supposed to drink beer instead of fruity alcoholic drinks, and this video perfectly portrays that.  As you notice the bartender insults the customer by handing him a light beer and she also comments that he should take off his “skirt” when he starts caring. At the end of the video he goes up to his buddies with a Miller Lite in his hand and states he lost his skirt by choosing that specific alcoholic beverage. It seems like the audience is intended for men who like beer. It is a beer commercial and the purpose of this clip is to inform that Miller Lite is for men. The beer commercial is well executed because it gives its message across in a comedic way. You have both genders in this commercial but one insults the other, and by drinking that beverage it says that it makes you manlier. 

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I have heard of Michael Moore, but I have never seen any of his films. The film I saw in class I found it very interesting because I had no clue companies can make a huge amount of money on someone who dies.  I find it kind of disturbing how this nation allows companies to do such thing, and what’s even sadder is they make millions on your death but not even one cent is given to the family. In class we have been talking about rhetoric and how it works, and the creator of this film is an expert when it comes to this. He connects to the audience by showing live footage and examples of what these companies are doing. Even though he must be a millionaire he portrays himself as any other hard working American. His film has the right amount of information we want to hear and he knows how to control out emotions. Like we have mentioned before his film is like a roller coaster and everything is included even comedy! He doesn’t really direct to a specific audience, but it seems like his film is for everyone since most of us are middle class citizens.  Personally I enjoyed this film and I would recommend it to anyone, it was so interesting that it made me want to do some research on my company and if they have something shady going on. Not only does this film offer great information on what some companies do in order to get a fat check, but we can also learn how he uses rhetoric to connect with his audience.   

entry#6 Its all About the Kicks

In the United States the sneaker culture has evolved into a profit organization. We all wear sneakers, but some of us care what we wear on our feet. As long as I can remember the brand Nike has always excelled in the industry, but is it because the styles they produce are eye catching or is it just the hype? There have been other brands before Nike has been introduced but it was not till the famous basketball player Michael Jordan wore Nikes and gave the audience a whole new outlook on sneakers. Since he was an amazing player everyone knew who he was and he was all over T.V. His career leads him into creating his signature shoe which we can refer to as “j’s” in other words Jordan’s.  These types of sneakers are a part of Nike and because of that so many people are aware of the value these hold. To get a better understanding the only Jordan’s people actually like are the “retro’s” which are shoes Michael Jordan wore during his peak of his career. They offer a sporty look while looking futuristic and sleek, but since they were introduced to the public every single pair was sold instantly. The company noticed how quickly they sold and realized what kind of money it can bring in. To make it more profitable these sneakers were only produced in certain numbers and release dates were announced. People were also aware there was a market for these and it brought in all types of “sneaker heads”. Sneaker heads are those people who have a passion for sneakers; they spend hundreds of dollars on limited sneakers and always keep them clean. Along with sneaker heads came resellers, which pretty much ruined the whole shoe game. The sneakers alone are already limited, but with resellers they have come up with a way to charge any price they want knowing people will buy the shoes.  Initially the sneaker range about $150-180 which is reasonable considering that they are in fact “fresh”. Personally I use to love them and owned a good amount, but the more people knew they could make a big profit the more prices sky rocket. People make it seem like these shoes are like diamonds, which can lead to trouble. The hype was so big on these sneakers that it ended up causing riots and even death! Don’t get me wrong they are nice, but not nice enough to rob someone or even hurt someone for them. As humans we should not create so much hype about these shoes, because that ends up bringing up prices. A lot of us want to just go into a sneaker shop and be able to purchase them with no trouble, but with all these resellers and sneaker heads it’s pretty much impossible.  

entry #5 College life

College and universities are all about good grades, degrees, and saving money. As we all know furthering our education beyond high school can get heavy on the pocket. Most of us are aware how the semesters are broken down, although some classes start earlier or later than others typically we all work around the same time period (semester). As we enter college life a lot of us will experience stress, and of course lack of sleep.  Some people go to college without knowing what career they want to pursue, but eventually throughout the courses they take it gets easier to decide. Most of us know what kind of profession we want and ,are aware what kind of programs are offered in order to obtain a certain degree.  We all want to get something out of  our college experience weather it’s a degree, certificate,  or just more knowledge on a certain subject, but we all must do work in order to learn something new. We all learn differently and at a different pace. By allowing classes to be around seven and a half weeks long in a university it can benefit some students. First of all it allows students to finish their courses much faster, for those who do not want the whole fifteen week semester this may be a good solution. Since the course will be shorter this means a faster pace, and the work load will be the same just condensed into a much shorter time period. Although the intentions for these kind of classed are intended for fast paced students, some may need more time. I guess it really depends on what kind of class you take. Science classes usually require a good amount of studying and practice in order to succeed in those types of courses. Other classes just require completing modules to finish the course like a math class. It really depends on what kind of classes work with your schedule. Weather we want a fast paced course or the usual fifteen week course it all depends what you are capable to achieve. 

Entry#4 Hear this!

Music has always been around as long as humans existed. Throughout the years music has also been very different depending on where you live and the people you are surrounded with. In some parts music is made with natural sounds like hand clapping, stopping and singing, but in other places music is made with instruments and electronic devices. We all like music no matter where we are from, but a lot of us do not get to experience what electronic dance music offers (edm). Imagine a beat that is fast paced, loud, and addicting, that is what EDM is all about

For those who are new to this genre it is pretty much like a mixture between techno and house music, a lot of these songs do not have lyrics but when they do, believe me you will like them!. I guess you can compare the songs to a roller coaster. At first it starts off slow and steady, then it starts getting higher and more exciting, finally once you hit the top there is a moment where you know it’s going to drop and then “boom!” you feel your heart is about to jump out of your chest. At first when people get introduced to Edm a lot say it is just a bunch of loud beats, but with the right song you can get them to fall in love with it, because not all edm is good. If you want to get the full experience the best thing to do is go to edc which is an electronic dance festival, although it can get pricey every penny is worth it not to mention it’s “21+” event. With the right vibes and a good song I would say everyone will end up enjoying this type of music.

There are several of performers who create Electronic dance music, but some are better than others according to popularity and the “charts”. This kind of music is mostly created by disk jockeys, but a good artist to start off with is Steve Aoki. Steve Aoki is one of the best disk jockeys; he has a talent for getting people up and makes any crowd get hyped.  He even has this thing that is kind of weird but cool; every time he performs he grabs a cake and throws it into the crowd and somehow the cake stays fully in tacked, not to mention he does really awesome mixes of popular songs. Music is everywhere but if you really want to switch it up listen to edm specifically Steve Aoki.  

Entry #3 Just why??

In today’s world a majority of news cast no longer report the actual story they are to cover. In order to bring in more views the newscast must have dramatic footage or “shocking” evidence. Let’s be honest actual facts can be somewhat boring, but with a little “twist” and a couple of visuals the story will now become eye catching. Just like movies you need to show the best clips in order to bring in a big audience, but news cast are now using this strategy to make their station number one. It is like they are trying to sale their stories by broadcasting slanted reports. It seems like the news now follow the saying of “give the people what they want” and that is exactly what they are doing. These types of reports are called “slanted report”.  Although it might sound harsh people don’t really care about issues around the world as long as it does not affect them they can care less. They have become aware that some people may notice that they are “twisting” the actual story, but they are smart enough to add just enough to make it seem like they did not add in anything extra.

Here is an example of a slanted report. Although the footage is short you clearly see the change of the story. In the first few seconds you can tell that the news was reporting about a teen that got ran over or something related to that but as they are reporting something interesting happens. The footage shows a teenage girl trying to cross what seems to be a four way stop, and as she is trying to cross a car slowly drives in front of her. Now at that point the local news takes the advantage of the footage and tries to make it seem more dramatic than it really is.  The report was supposed to be about an accident, but as you see the one covering the cast says” as the cameras were rolling another teen was nearly got hit”. They tried to put spice into this, but the video is there and the girl was not even close to being hit, but I must admit the voice does make it seem like she almost did, but she did not. What makes it more interesting is as she backs up and trips over the curb and with the quickness the reported added the comment “she was so shaken up that she collapsed” now is that what really happened? Well not necessarily, as you can see in the video she fell because of the curb and not because she was shaken up.  It’s a little bit funny how they added all these extra things to make it more exciting, but this can change the audience perspective of the story. With this footage and comment I can see how the views will increase. This shows how easy it is to make a slanted report and with a few seconds they managed to report something normal to a “more interesting” report.