iMedia: Body Image

 

The message of this video is a powerful one and it should be watched by every woman or young girl that is having trouble or has had a difficult time, with loving themselves.  With images in the media and in magazines of stick thin girls (not that there's anything wrong with how they look), gives the impression to those struggling with their body image that it's wrong to have a few extra pounds or more. People of all body types should be proud to be who they are and accept their little imperfections and quirks as being unique.

An Inconvenient Truth: Music business

With a lot of music going viral in this age, the argument is often brought up about how it is ruining the music business. I disagree, however. When music is easier to access and right at your fingertips, you are more inclined to listen to it which could lead to many things, say, seeing the band or artist in concert (which you pay for, need I remind you). There is a much larger audience of listeners and potential listeners on the internet than anywhere else. If you could download something for free, why would you buy the c.d.? I, for one, think c.d.s should stop being made if they do become too costly and if sales drop increasingly. Sure you'll have it forever, but why would you waste $10+ for something you will sync into iTunes and listen to on your iPod? The music business is doing just fine for now and should focus on utilizing the internet as a valid form of promotion.

Blogging Around: 5/5/11

The first blog I chose to comment on was Jenny's about a post emphasizing the importance that people stay aware of their surroundings, whether it be at school, home, or in the real world. "I agree about keeping up with what's going on in the world. It's extremely important to be aware of current events and what the country you live in is going through, as well as in other countries/nations . Students feel as if the news doesn't apply to them when in reality, all of it does in one way or another, which they should be cognizant of." This is so critical, especially when so many things in the world are changing, like in Egypt, Tunisia, etc.

Next, I moved on to Addie's blog and a post about a Do You Mind question caught my attention. The question was along the lines of if you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Addie's response was her birthplace so she could have been able to experience different cultures and lifestyles. My response to her post was this: "I appreciate your answer to this question and agree that being born somewhere else is quite a concept to wrap your head around. Being born in an affluent suburb is something so many people take for granted and they don't even stop to think how different their lives would be if they had been born in the Bronx or on the south side of Chicago. Also, how even more different their lives would be had they been born in France or Italy. It's all very interesting to think about." Although changing my birthplace is not something I'd change about myself, it'd certainly be fascinating to possibly see what would have happened with my life had I not lived in Glenview/Niles.

Best of Week 4/25

After watching and listening to a couple presentations this week, I decided that Julie's was relevant to what we were learning in class, which I appreciate very much. Her presentation was about how art and science work together and that you cannot have one without the other. This goes hand in hand with a concept from Consilience, which we are reading and discussing as a class. Art can lead to science, and science to art. There is evidence of both within the other. For example, Apple uses art and creativity in its campaign for iPads and iPhones, which were made by science and technology.