Answer to the question from "The Miseducation of Hip-Hop -Discrimination in Education by Jamilah Evelyn

When sterotypes are brought on by a way a person dresses it is wrong, because someone may choose to wear something that may make them look a certain way. In this essay a student feels stereotyped because he wears clothes that represent a hip-hop culture but he does not live that lifestyle. It is not fair for people to be stereotyped based on an apperance alone but it is happening far too often, for example police officers have to wear a uniform but this does not mean that every police officer is going to react the same way in a situation. When the professor in the essay says that some of the students wont be back for the next sememster because the student is not applying themselves is not based on a clothing choose but a lifestyle choose and this too is a stereotype.

The Answer to a Question Based on "The Bias of Language, The Bias of Pictures" by Neil Postman and Steve Powers

Week III

Blog III

Postman and Powers claim the differences between stationary pictures and moving pictures are based on the viewer, because people may interpret different things or ideas. Language is also going to differ from person to person because of a way something may be worded. This is important to the larger point of the essay because the authors try to explain that everyone has an opinion and every opinion is shown through a person’s writing, or speaking. The writer’s main claim about today’s newscast is that opinions are never directly the same, for example the author’s state that “no two people use exactly the same words to describe an event (“The Bias of Language, The Bias of Pictures” by Neil Postman and Steve Powers). I do agree with the authors points.

"The Force" Volkswagen Commercial

This video opens with a child impersonating Darth Vader. The child tries to use the force numerous times to move serveral objects or to get the objects to start working. The final try is the volkswagen vehicle and the father pushes the button and the child is completely shocked that the car started. The gender representations are both male and female because of the mother and father. The roles of the parents are traditional interactions because the mother stays at home and the father goes to work. The roles that are represented in this video are from twenty first century family. The Darth Vader character is still known because the movers were very popular. I believe that the Darth Vadar character is so well know because it has many movies an memorabilia for the movie.

Post on Justin Bieber video baby featuring Ludicrous

English Comp II
Blog Post I

This video represents a teenage boy and a teenage girl and they look like they have a crush on one another. The girl is not to sure if she wants to express her feelings. the video represents both teenage genders and it shows that teenagers can interact in a public setting. The meeting in a bowling alley is not a typical place for teenagers all around the country. This video makes the perception about teenagers in the 21st century all about fun and no worries. This perception is no different than the perception of the teenagers in the 50's becausse they had no worries and a lot of fun. This video introduces a merge between  tue pop and rap music culture, this is a big step for the music industry because they artists are both really popular right now. This video is extremely steeped in reality due to the interaction between the teenagers and an eveyday crush.